Welcome to episode 144 with Eva Echo, who is a trans rights activist, writer and public speaker.
It took Eva a long time to figure out who she was and learn to live as her true self and this had a hugely negative impact on her mental health from a young age.
In this episode Eva and I chat about what it’s like to be transgender and she guides me through some of the current challenges that gender diverse people are dealing with on a daily basis.
We chat about how and why she became a campaigner and the importance of education and understanding in the work that she does.
We also chat about the journey she has been on with her own identity and the mental health struggles that ran parallel to that through her life until she was able to authentically be her true self.
We chat about compassion, language, acceptance and coming out and we chat about what makes a good ally.
I’ve followed Eva for some time and her work has been a really valuable resource for me to learn about the trans community so it was really lovely to meet her properly and really explore the conversation around gender and identity and the role of mental health within that.
You can follow Eva on Instagram @evaech0
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